West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-08-18
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOVEN.

AhiiuohSc oaohcb are tne Eulc Win luiu
dresses.
Turkish embroidery is very much the
fashion.
Red is prevailing color just now in all
shades and materials,
The polonaise has once more attained
high fashionable rank.
deliberately trimmed bathing dresses
are not as pretty as plain ones.
A single stud will probably be worn
in dress shirt fronts next winter.
The four-in-hand scarf continues to
hold its own against all rivals for favor.
The latest absurd eceentricity in neck
wear is four-in-hand of Russia leather
MORE is considered the most effective
foundation for black or white lace cos
tunes.
Sashes are in high favor, and can be
adjusted in whatever way the wearer
prefers.
The Governor of Missouri has appointed
a number of women 10 be notaries
public.
The pea pattern or ''polka dot" is
again in vogue, and is seen upon various
materials.
A lady at Cape May wears 500, 600
worth of diamonds all at once. The ex-
hibition is free
Tea gowns have become universal, and
are made in all fabrics from lawn and
batiste to satin and velvet.
The only female station agent on the
Grand Trunk line is Miss Lilly McFar-
lane, lady and hustler.
Mrs. Rachel Lloyd makes 81, 500 q
year teaching chemistry to students of
the Nebraska State University.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is now
on her third visit TO Europe, which she
left when fourteen years of age.
Sashes Of watered ribbon, twelve inches
in width, are frequently tied on the left
hip with two loops and very long ends.
A Florida woman has made bedQuilt
containg 16, 600 pieces each piece being
less than the size of mans thumb-nail
There are more than SO, 900 widows in
the State of Massachusetts,, of whom
about half are less than forty years of
age.
Velvet sashes are lined with silk, gath,
cred to point on the ends, and finished
with beaded or silk tassel matching the
lining.
Expert girls making the first quality OF
mems linen collars can, in the troy fac
tories for instance, earn from $25 TO $50
per week.
What is known as wool foulard is q
new summer dress material 1t is fresh
and dainty, having neutral grounds
strewn with flowers.
The fashion of matching the various
parts of the toilet seems to be on the in
crease. These costumes are very elegant,
but usually prove expensive
The newest styles in hair dressing
show the hair brushed high and fastened
almost over the forehead, instead of in
the middle of the head as heretofore.
The simulated corselet cut rather high
and completed by the picturesque Russian
guimpe, is much favored by stylish young
ladies as a bodicefo midsummer toilets.
Sir Salar Jung's fiancee is girl only
eleven years old She is finely educated,
and her mother is distinguished leader
of the Woman's Emancipation move
ment.
Miss Caroline Kinsey is the Superln>
tendent of the Tazewell County 1llinois)
Poor Farm, at salary of SO, 600 per
year. She succeeded her father to the
position.
Light weight jersey silk bcdices are
worn with dressy skirts of other mate.
rial. They have the elegant fit of the
regular silk web jerseys, but cost third
less in price.
Mrs. Parker, of Dundee, Scotland,
founder of the British Women's Temper
ance Association, is going to bring 1000
Scotch women TO California to be domes-
tic servants.
Among the newest ornaments for the
hair are large butterflies and dragon flies
made of feathers, and so true to nature
that their delicately penciled wings are
strewn over with velvety dust.
Mrs. Annie Cummings, of San Fran,
cisco, once the champion roller skater Of
the country now enjoys the distinction
of being the only female employee of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
The newest ribbons are double sided.
having different color on each side, and
returning the picot edge The color com.
binations are exquisite, and charming
bows and rosettes are made from them.
A bunch of jauntily-arranged cocks
feathers is a favOrite trimming for straw
hats. They are dyed in all colors, prin-
cipally pink, green and dark blue, but
the most beautiful are those in the natu-
raj dark green.
Natile, ex-Queen of Servia, is passion
ately fond of flowers and children. She
is said to have rescued little girl once
from the teeth Of mad dog. During
the Russo Bulgarian war she was to be
found day and night in the hospitals.
The Princess Louise is woman of no
ordinary nerve and courage She has
steered a canoe through some of the
toughest shadows OF the Restieouche
and Cascapedia, climbed perilous peaks
at dawn to make sketches at sunrise, and
has frequently groomed her own pony
upon returning from ride or drive.